ac·cou·tre or ac·cou·ter (ə-ko͞o′tər) tr.v. ac·cou·tred ,
ac·cou·tring ,
ac·cou·tres or
ac·cou·tered or
ac·cou·ter·ing or
ac·cou·ters To outfit and equip, as for military duty.
[French accoutrer , from Old French acoustrer , arrange, equip : a- , to (from Latin ad- ; see ad- ) + coustrer , sew ; see couture .]
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ac•cou•ter or ac•cou•tre (əˈku tər) v.t. -tered -tred, -ter•ing -tring. to furnish with clothes or equipment.
[1600–10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate]
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accouter Past participle: accouteredGerund: accouteringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative accouter accouter
Present I accouter you accouter he/she/it accouters we accouter you accouter they accouter
Preterite I accoutered you accoutered he/she/it accoutered we accoutered you accoutered they accoutered
Present Continuous I am accoutering you are accoutering he/she/it is accoutering we are accoutering you are accoutering they are accoutering
Present Perfect I have accoutered you have accoutered he/she/it has accoutered we have accoutered you have accoutered they have accoutered
Past Continuous I was accoutering you were accoutering he/she/it was accoutering we were accoutering you were accoutering they were accoutering
Past Perfect I had accoutered you had accoutered he/she/it had accoutered we had accoutered you had accoutered they had accoutered
Future I will accouter you will accouter he/she/it will accouter we will accouter you will accouter they will accouter
Future Perfect I will have accoutered you will have accoutered he/she/it will have accoutered we will have accoutered you will have accoutered they will have accoutered
Future Continuous I will be accoutering you will be accoutering he/she/it will be accoutering we will be accoutering you will be accoutering they will be accoutering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been accoutering you have been accoutering he/she/it has been accoutering we have been accoutering you have been accoutering they have been accoutering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been accoutering you will have been accoutering he/she/it will have been accoutering we will have been accoutering you will have been accoutering they will have been accoutering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been accoutering you had been accoutering he/she/it had been accoutering we had been accoutering you had been accoutering they had been accoutering
Conditional I would accouter you would accouter he/she/it would accouter we would accouter you would accouter they would accouter
Past Conditional I would have accoutered you would have accoutered he/she/it would have accoutered we would have accoutered you would have accoutered they would have accoutered
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. accouter - provide with military equipment equip ,
fit out ,
outfit ,
fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
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accouter or accoutreverb To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:
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